Jay Rockefeller: “I thought this would be a good time to remind my colleagues of the unfinished business that is still waiting to get…”

“I thought this would be a good time to remind my colleagues of the unfinished business that is still waiting to get done. As we head toward the Fourth of July and another recess, we also need to remember that the days to take action in Congress are running out. It is not only late June, we also have very few days of legislative session left. Will this be the Congress remembered only for what it did not get done? Will this be the Congress that spent all of its time and millions of taxpayers' dollars only on camera-filled hearing rooms to learn about the White House Travel Office and to turn every pebble over on Whitewater? Instead, this should be a Congress capable of doing something about the day-to-day struggles of hard-working Americans. But to produce, we need some basic steps taken. The calendar needs to be pulled out, votes scheduled, final agreements reached, and work completed. I think of three actions that will help millions of Americans, including West Virginians. No. 1, it is time to wrap up the Kennedy-Kassebaum health insurance bill.”